Bassinet



N. I. MILLS BASS INET Filed vOCL. 51, 1921 Patented May 1, 1923.

UNITED STATES NEVA I. MILLS, 01? L08 ANGELEB, CALIFORNIA.

BASSINET.

Application filed October 31, 1921. Serial No. 511,550.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NEVA I. MILLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bassinets, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to bassinets, and the purpose of my invention is the provision of a bassinet of extremely simple and efficient construction which is particularly designed for the carrying of infants, the invention including yokes which are movable to provide a handle for carrying the bassinet, and means for locking the yokes in such position.

My invention also provides a bassinet having a hood or canopy for protecting the occupant against the elements, and means for lockin the hood in extended position.

I Wll describe one form of bassinet embodying my invention and will then point out the novel features thereof in claim.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a view showing in side elevation one form of bassinet embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the bassinet shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the handle portion of one of the yokes.

I Figs. 4 and 5 are enlarged fragmentary views showing in side and end elevation, res ectively, the locking means for the hood. ig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of the handle shown in Fig. 3.

Similar reference characters referto similar parts in each of the several views.

Referring specifically to the drawings, my invention, in its present embodiment, comprises a body portion designated at B and which is of the usual bassinet contour. In the present instance the body B is formed of a skeleton frame work including longitudinally extending rods 15' which are bent at their ends upwardly to a common point where they are secured by a spot welding to the curved ends of. a frame 16. This frame is of elongated form and with rounded ends. Transversely arranged arcuately bent brace rods 17 are also provided which are arranged in intersecting relation to the rods 15. The ends of the rods 17 are looped to engage the side portions of the frame 16' and to thereby form an efiicient brace for the interior body.

To render the body ornamental as well as useful, 1t can be covered with any suitable material, such as cloth, or wickerwork, it being understood that the material is secured III spann ng relation to the rods and frame.

Swmgmgly supported upon the side portions of the frame 16 at points between the rods 17 are yokes 18 of substantially U- shaped formation with their ends looped about the frame as shown. The intermediate portions of the yokes 18 are bent outwardly as indicated at 19, and one of these portions carries a handle 20 which, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 3, is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 21. This groove is designed for the purpose of receivlng the other bent portion 19 of the other yoke 18 as shown in Fig. 6. The handle 20 is rotatably mounted upon the portion 19 so as to effect a displacement of the groove 21 to effect a locking of the correspondin portion 19 within the handle. This is e ected by a partial rotation of the handle so as to displace the groove 21 in the manner indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 6. When the handle is so rotated, the portion 19 is displaced to just the extent that the corresponding yoke is held under tension whereby the two yokes can be locked in supporting position as shown in dash lines in Fig. 2. When the carrier grips the handle 20 when the yokes are arranged in this position, it will be clear that an eflicient supporting means is provided for the bassinet so that it can be readily carried.

To protect the occupant of the bassinet from the elements, a hood 22 is provided which is constructed so that it may be collapsed as shown in Fig. 1, or extended so as to provide a protecting covering for the head of the infant. This hood includes a frame 23 which is of U form and looped at its ends to engage pins 24 mounted in' U-shaped plates 25 arranged in embracing position with respect to the side portions of the frame 16. This construction is clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 5, wherein it will be seen that the upper ends of the plates are bent inwardly as indicated at 26 to provide gripping fingers which are adapted to clampingly engage the end portions of the frame 23 and to thereby secure the frame in vertical osition. This obviously retains the hood 1n extended position.

Although I have herein shown and described only one form of bassinet embodying any invention, it is to be understood that 10 at spaced intervals transversely with re- 5? reeaees spect to the frame, said rods having their ends curved upwardly and connected at a common point to the frame, brace rods engaging the first rods and secured to said frame, and yokes swingingly supported on 1 said frame between the brace rods.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

NEVA ll. MILLS. 

